Alex West has been chosen as Screen Australia's head of documentary following the departure of Bernadine Lim earlier this year.
Screen Australia has announced $3.5 million worth of funding for 18 documentaries, including a feature-length project from CJZ about tennis star Jelena Dokic; a portrait of Lion and Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies; and a 10-part series that will see lawyer and advocate Julian Burnside in conversation with human rights leaders.
Screen Australia has announced $1.9 million in production funding for 10 documentaries through the Producer program and one through the Commissioned program.
Australia’s beleaguered documentary sector may see significant shifts in government funding availability if a raft of new proposed recommendations from Screen Australia are ratified.
With support from Screen Australia, NITV has commissioned NRL feature documentary 'The Fight Together', directed by Larissa Behrendt and produced by Sam Griffin for Essential Media.
Screen Australia today announced $2 million of production funding for eight documentaries through the Producer program and two through the Commissioned program.
The ABC and Screen Australia have announced funding for three original documentary projects: 'Dark Emu', 'Gun Ringer', and 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian'.
A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC's 'Love on the Spectrum' and a feature documentary for SBS that goes behind the frontlines of NSW's child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.